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		<title>AIASJ Newsletter: Issue No. 10_Q3</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/07/aiasj03/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>enoch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is an article by Enoch Sears, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP.   The article was pulled from the newsletter to give you a feel for the content. The newsletter is meant to keep the chapter members and general public up to date with what is happening in the chapter. The printed copies are available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fireworks</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/07/fireworks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=3515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fireworks help create an environment of celebration with light and sound.
Sound and light elements can have great impacts in shaping our experiences though they are often not giving the attention they deserve in design of buildings and landscapes.
Enjoy creating environments of celebration this 4th of July weekend. Pay attention to how light and sound influences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>summer canal flow</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/06/canal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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This peaceful canal flowing in the Tower District of Fresno, CA. Conserve water.
Don&#8217;t water your grass. Our farmers need it to grow our food.
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		<title>Potential: ACME MACHINE CO.</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/04/potential-acme/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2010/04/potential-acme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=3275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Further digging into Fresno buildings that have untapped potential we bring you ACME Machine Company. I ride by this one everyday on my way to the office. It is on H Street just North of the 180 overpass. 
This is a structure that Craig Scharton has told me he admires and would like to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Potential: 64 Fulton</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/04/64-fulton/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2010/04/64-fulton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=3252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Among others in Fresno such as fresnomodern.com, here at archop, we have a growing appreciation of mid-century modernism. Fresno surely does have some gems and a history of renown architects designing buildings here in that era. We would like to see that appreciation spread though the Fresno community.
UPDATE 4-27-10
The dead tree was removed yesterday exposing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTF: California Funding &amp; Investments</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2010/03/wtf-ca-funding-invest/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2010/03/wtf-ca-funding-invest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What The Façade]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=2779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of a reoccurring feature we will cal: What The Façade or WTF
Every once in awhile you come across a building that is really well thought out, contextual and pleasing to the eye. This is not the case with the building below. One of our readers sent us the image below with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2009/12/top-10/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2009/12/top-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=2434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by an article that John King wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, we decided to do a Decade in Review article to identify the 10 best buildings representing Fresno architecture. Our parameters were that the buildings be in Fresno County with construction completed between 2000 and 2009. The reviewers were Joe Moore, president of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>step loudly &#8211; Henry Madden Library design flaw</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2009/10/madden-library-stairs/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2009/10/madden-library-stairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Henry Madden Library at CSU Fresno is perhaps the most high profile new building in the San Joaquin Valley. It surely is has become a landmark building and destination of the Fresno State campus. 
The Madden Library warrants a full detailed review, which my take sometime. However, recently a note was posted to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City to draft RFP for former Met properties</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2009/09/met/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2009/09/met/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[big ideas small budgets]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Westerlund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=1412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The topic for today is the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science.
he City of Fresno is in escrow for the block containing the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science and a parcel across the street containing a parking lot. By everyone&#8217;s account, the city did not want to own this property. You may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APA California 2009 Conference</title>
		<link>http://archop.org/2009/09/apa-ca-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://archop.org/2009/09/apa-ca-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kiel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://archop.org/?p=1388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In May of 2009 the California Planning Roundtable was held in Fresno. 
The California Planning Roundtable (CPR) is an organization of experienced planning professionals who are members of the American Planning Association (APA). The mission of the Roundtable is to provide a forum for prominent planners to exercise creativity and leadership in promoting understanding of [...]]]></description>
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